# Internal communications and intranet for enterprise buyers: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "employee intranet" and as "internal communications platform", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/experience/internal-communications-and-intranet/enterprise

**Standing:** Simpplr leads with 22% of first choices; verdict contested. 51 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Simpplr](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/simpplr/index.md) | 22% | 9% | 55 |
| 2 | [Staffbase](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/staffbase/index.md) | 14% | 7% | 46 |
| 3 | [Microsoft Teams](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/microsoft-teams/index.md) | 10% | 27% | 11 |
| 4 | [Microsoft SharePoint](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/microsoft-sharepoint/index.md) | 10% | 51% | 47 |
| 5 | [Unily](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/unily/index.md) | 8% | 7% | 44 |
| 6 | [Workvivo](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/workvivo/index.md) | 4% | 10% | 50 |
| 9 | [LumApps](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/lumapps/index.md) | 2% | 17% | 36 |
| 22 | [Happeo](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/happeo/index.md) | 0% | 6% | 16 |
| 23 | [Blink](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/blink/index.md) | 0% | 7% | 14 |
| 87 | [Atlassian Confluence](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/atlassian-confluence/index.md) | 0% | 53% | 15 |
| 88 | [Workplace from Meta](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/workplace-from-meta/index.md) | 0% | 50% | 14 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 88 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: Oak Engage; alternatives LumApps, Simpplr, Staffbase, Unily
- GPT-5.4 mini: Microsoft SharePoint; alternatives LumApps, Simpplr, Workvivo
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Unily; alternatives LumApps, Microsoft Viva, Simpplr, Staffbase
- Perplexity Sonar: Simpplr; alternatives Happeo, LumApps, Microsoft SharePoint, Unily
- Grok 4.20: Simpplr; alternatives Microsoft SharePoint, Unily, Workvivo
- Mistral Small: Microsoft SharePoint, Workvivo; alternatives SAP SuccessFactors, Simpplr
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Simpplr; alternatives LumApps, Unily
- Llama 4 Maverick: no first choice
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Simpplr, Workvivo; alternatives Connecteam, Microsoft SharePoint, SAP SuccessFactors
- Kimi K2: Simpplr; alternatives Microsoft SharePoint, Staffbase, Workvivo
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Microsoft SharePoint; alternatives Blink, BlueSpice, Interact, Simpplr
- MiniMax M2.5: LumApps, Simpplr, Unily; alternatives Blink, Happeo, Microsoft SharePoint, Staffbase
- GPT-6 Luna: Simpplr; alternatives Microsoft SharePoint, Staffbase, Unily
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Simpplr, Unily; alternatives LumApps, Microsoft SharePoint, Staffbase, Workvivo

## Sources the answers cite

76 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 14 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- workvivo.com: 41 answers, 66 citations
- simpplr.com: 33 answers, 61 citations
- g2.com: 26 answers, 33 citations
- mangoapps.com: 22 answers, 35 citations
- jint.co: 20 answers, 21 citations
- lumapps.com: 18 answers, 27 citations
- agilityportal.io: 18 answers, 24 citations
- oak.com: 17 answers, 22 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://workvivo.com/modern-intranet/best-platforms (23 answers)
- https://resources.rework.com/tools/internal-comms/best-intranet-software-2026 (16 answers)
- https://agilityportal.io/blog/best-intranet-software-for-large-enterprises (13 answers)
- https://guideflow.com/blog/employee-intranet-software (12 answers)
- https://learn.g2.com/best-employee-intranet-software (12 answers)
- https://workvivo.com/modern-intranet/platforms-comparison (10 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/employee-intranet (9 answers)
- https://jint.co/intranet/best-intranet-platforms-comparison (9 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/employee-intranet/enterprise (8 answers)
- https://jotform.com/blog/best-intranet-software (8 answers)

## Warned against

- Microsoft SharePoint: 24 of 47 labels negative. "large enterprises should be cautious about: any on-premise SharePoint Server 2016/2019 instances post-July 2026; using SharePoint as a primary communications intranet without a dedicated layer" (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt)
- Atlassian Confluence: 8 of 15 labels negative. "Confluence as a standalone intranet (only as a documentation/wiki tool)" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, negative prompt)
- Workplace from Meta: 7 of 14 labels negative. "Meta officially sunset Workplace ... Any enterprise currently on Workplace must migrate off it, and no new implementation should consider it." (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt)
- LumApps: 6 of 36 labels negative. "Pricing is quote-only" (GLM 4.7 FlashX, budget prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 13 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Simpplr at 22%.

- Microsoft SharePoint: 17% to 10%, −7. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 2 → 4 of 88.
- Simpplr: 17% to 22%, +5. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 1 of 88, unchanged.
- Unily: 3% to 8%, +5. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 7 → 5 of 88.
- LumApps: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 21 → 9 of 88.
- Igloo Software: 2% to 0%, −2. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 15 → 56 of 88.
- Microsoft Teams: 9% to 10%, +1. Inside the floor by 12 points · rank 4 → 3 of 88.
- Workvivo: 3% to 4%, +1. Inside the floor by 12 points · rank 6 of 88, unchanged.
- Slack: 3% to 4%, +1. Inside the floor by 12 points · rank 8 → 7 of 88.
- Staffbase: 14% to 14%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 3 → 2 of 88.
- Firstup: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 14 → 10 of 88.
- MangoApps: 2% to 2%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 13 of 88, unchanged.
- Happeo: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 13 points · rank 23 → 22 of 88.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.